Raffaela Herbert is a 3 octave range vocalist artist ,
She grew up in The Netherlands and has Surinamese roots,
She makes art inspired by music and visa versa!
She composes music and writes songs and poetry
June 2025, Amsterdam,
Raffaela uses AI together with her Artwork, resulting into such as these:
Raffaela Herbert picture 10 years old
BASED IN AMSTERDAM SINCE 1982
Intro music: (composed and played 2024 by Raffaela Herbert at Amsterdam Home studio)
El Padre
mail@raffaelaherbert.nl
Raffaela improvising fragment:
Track called Planning life
One of my gifts is , to harmonyse on spot,
This is an example of me composing harmony in my homestudio with my looper:
(2024 Amsterdam home recording)
2016
Shabo featuring Raffaela Herbert op Album Mate Y esperitu
Track heet Chessplaying this dame, lyrics by- en gezongen door Raffaela Herbert
geproduceerd door Shabo
Picture Raffaela Herbert at the CC music cafe Amsterdam 2017
VIDEO YOUTUBE PRESENTING : Raffaela Herbert , working with Francisco Morales
improvising The song Pomme natural in a couple of takes
2017 AMSTERDAM
Recorded in Amsterdam 2001
Co hosting radio show DFM.nu with Himmelrych
Amsterdam 2015
Title Ghost
(2024 Home recording Amsterdam, by Raffaela Herbert)
Raffaela Herbert Co hosting as a guest/vocalist poet at:
DFM.NU radio show , Starring Himmelrych ( Mattheus Hemelrijk)
studio Amsterdam west
Vocalist Raffaela Herbert,
sounds like
Pop, jazz, hip-hop , club-music
I sing
Jazz Standards- I improvise
self written songs
I do vocal backings and love the sound of harmony
At the moment (2025) I am working with Mathias Breton,
Our band is called The transpoetics
Our third single The jackal from the album The jackal just came out;
We just released an album called The jackal : by the Transpoetics
On Spotify and Apple Music
bookings and contact info link below:
https://www.thetranspoetics.one
Our first album is called Good Times (2015, Amsterdam)
For video samples of the Album : “Good times “, clique the link below
https://youtu.be/H7VuZPzh_Rw?si=lmTV1MHKFA8y3aOX
Gigs Ensemble transpoetiqe:
Playing at Michiel Vinyl 2014 Amsterdam
Promoting the album Good times 2016 Amsterdam
at Plek , Amsterdam
1998 tot heden
Bandjes: Moving to cool
1997-1999
Bandjes: De helden van 06-11 (Coverband)
2000
Leidens Ontzet
Vocalen
Samengewerkt met FGE en Hans Dulfer, Dj, sax.
1999-2000
Studio: Soul planet ( Nu: The Planet)
Samenwerking met Roni Morgan & Michael Waters
producers – songwriters
2001-2002
2000-2001 :
Theo van Gogh (Movie director, actor, writer, columnist, tv Host, TV programmer) ,spots Raffaela Herbert ( vocalist, songwriter, Artist )in Comedy cafe Toomler at The Jazz session.
He invests in Album Scent of life, produced by famous Dutch pianist/composer /Award winning Michiel Borstlap. Recorded at Paul Powers studio . Scent of life can be found on Spotify and Apple Music. The album is a mixture of jazzy & soulful tunes performed by vocalist Raffaela Herbert & pianist trio Michiel Borstlap, including some self written songs, such as Rollercoaster (R. Herbert & Merlin the Wizard aka Merlijn Julliard)
2003-2007
Zangeres, vocaal arrangeur, tekstdichter
Future Groove Express; Bandleider: Jazzy D (DJ, Band, producer Live band Keyj en studio):
Plaat: Es vivre ibiza 2004, The sun is the answer
2003-2007
Zangeres, tekstdichter
Rednose District: Dj duo Steeven de Peeven & Aardvarck, Band electronic jazz funk en club muziek Label Rushour
Platen:
Crazy bout ya woman
2009
Samenwerking met
Rapper Extince: Backing vocals en chorus
Plaat: De avonturen van de Exter Ronaldus!
2010
Singer/songwriter
Aardvarck
Label: Eat Concrete
Plaat, Aardvarck Choice
2011
Turkije
Samenwerking met DJ Ilgin
Plaat :Land of dreams
label Pacha
Festival
1998
Sevilla Festival
The spanish Supremes: Covers en live band
2003
Haarlems Jazz Festival.
Zangeres Raffaela Herbert
Band Michiel Borstlap Quartet
Album: Scent of live.
2004
Vocalen voor
Band FGE
Head candy DJ Mike van Loon
Plaat es Vivre Ibiza 2004
label Headcandy
Event :Be connected, location :Bahrein, libanon
Performers : Norman Soares & o.a. Raffaela Herbert
2007 Jazz Tent La Parreira, Ibiza
1 maand elke avond
Zangeres met band
Privé opreden voor Denise Rich, ST Tropez
Singer/songwriter met FGE.
Overige werkervaring
2007
Zangeres- Model
Samengewerkt met VJ/ Kunstenaar Micha Klein
Docu: speeding on the virtual highway
Titelsong: (Forrest song), Vocale bijdrage aan muziek Erick Mc Kenzie
Zangeres
2007
Zangeres en tekstdichter
Song// Scared featuring Shadowhuntaz (LA, Hollywood)
Producer Detroit: Non Genetic,
Procucer Japan: Riow Arai
2015
samenwerking met
Classic brothers, Merlin the Wizard & Fatimah Yamaha
Recordlabel Magnetron
1.Plaat dance alone,
2. Special design
vocalen Raffaela herbert
Massive Music
Vocals
Commercials and Jingles
An example :
Jingle for Saab
Audio:
It is possible to book me as a vocalist performer , with musicians, on stage or studio work
Bookings:
mail@raffaelaherbert.nl
2017 samenwerking met Brother Marcus ( zanger , producer, kunstenaar),
No Matter rythm –
songs:
Land of dreams
Banishing vivid
kindness to brightness
Als je met me dansen wilt
You can buy these Artworks related to my music on T-shirts or printed on Chinese paper, poster, postcards
order mail:
mail@raffaelaherbert.nl
I also produce a bit, here is an example called The edge of earth, with spoken word